Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer

Anduril Industries • Costa Mesa, CA

9h

About The Position

Anduril's Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) division is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer experienced in developing low-level software/firmware for embedded systems products. This role involves developing and delivering features for the firmware layer that supports all Tactical Recon & Strike products, including autonomous drones and solid rocket motors. The engineer will work on products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius, transforming them from concepts to operational capabilities. The TRS division also encompasses the Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team, which designs and manufactures solid rocket motors using advanced materials and high-volume production methods. TRS hires software and hardware engineers passionate about building a diverse portfolio of autonomous robotics systems and propulsion products for demanding environments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience developing software/firmware for embedded systems.
• MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated track record of technical leadership and product ownership.
• Extensive experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors and developing firmware application logic in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
• Outstanding C coding ability and deep familiarity with the language standard.
• Solid understanding and application of software development best practices, software/hardware debugging approaches, and board bringup methodology.
• Practical experience with common IC bus protocols such as I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the implementation details of one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
• Direct experience implementing firmware applications interfacing with CAN peripherals.
• Firmware/hardware debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Experience with test-driven development for embedded systems, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and devops for firmware applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust, high-confidence software/firmware for microcontrollers.
• Create reusable device drivers and architect system-level features to support desired product functionality.
• Exercise deep product ownership, driving program-level efforts to maximize customer impact.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and level-up the overall capability of the TRS Firmware team.
• Work cross-functionally with Electrical, Software, and Product Design teams to ensure program success, from prototype design through to customer deployment.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement at both the team and program level, and deliver solutions to realize those improvements.
• Enable rapid development iteration by coordinating new-hardware bringup and quickly troubleshooting hardware issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Coordinate firmware support for Test Engineering to ensure the high-yield production and manufacture of hardware products.
• Support product field testing to quantify customer value and identify firmware feature opportunities with high program impact.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior